User contributions for Nirmal
16 April 2021
- 19:2519:25, 16 April 2021 diff hist +3,339 N Being a brahmana, he (the native prince of Satara, Maharashtra) took charge of worshiping the Deity. He was known as Srimanta Balasaheb Pantha Maharaja. The state still bears the expenditure for temple maintenance Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Being a brāhmaṇa, he took charge of worshiping the Deity. He was known as Śrīmanta Bālāsāheb Pantha Mahārāja. The st..."
- 19:1219:12, 16 April 2021 diff hist +3,333 N In the province of Maharashtra is a state known as Satara. During the time of Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura, the native prince belonged to the Vaisnava cult Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In the province of Maharashtra is a state known as Sātārā. During the time of Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura, the n..." current
- 19:0919:09, 16 April 2021 diff hist +3,780 N In the temple of Bindu Madhava there are Deities of four-handed Narayana and the goddess Laksmi. In front of these Deities is a column of Sri Garuda, and along the side are deities of Lord Rama, Sita, Laksmana and Sri Hanumanji Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In the temple of Bindu Mādhava there are Deities of four-handed Nārāyaṇa and the goddess Lakṣmī. In front of these Dei..." current
- 19:0419:04, 16 April 2021 diff hist +3,556 N Later, another temple (in the place of Bindu Madhava) was constructed by the side of the mosque, and this temple is still existing Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Later, another temple was constructed by the side of the mosque, and this temple is still existing"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Ni..." current
- 19:0019:00, 16 April 2021 diff hist +3,688 The old temple of Bindu Madhava, which was visited by Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, was later dismantled by Aurangzeb, the great Hindu-hating emperor of the Mogul dynasty. In the place of this temple, he constructed a big masjid, or mosque No edit summary current
- 18:5718:57, 16 April 2021 diff hist +3,348 N Formerly five rivers converged there (at the Bindu Madhava temple in Varanasi), and they were named Dhutapapa, Kirana, Sarasvati, Ganga and Yamuna. Now only the river Ganges is visible Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Formerly five rivers converged there, and they were named Dhūtapāpā, Kiraṇā, Sarasvatī, Gaṅgā and Yamunā. Now only..." current
- 18:5218:52, 16 April 2021 diff hist +3,273 N The Bindu Madhava temple is the oldest Visnu temple in Varanasi. At present this temple is known as Veni Madhava, and it is situated on the banks of the Ganges Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Bindu Mādhava temple is the oldest Viṣṇu temple in Vārāṇasī. At present this temple is known as Veṇī Mādhava..."
- 18:3918:39, 16 April 2021 diff hist +3,131 N According to this passage from the Kasi-khanda (mentioned in CC Madhya 17.82), one who gives up his body at Manikarnika is liberated simply by remembering Lord Siva’s name Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"According to this passage from the Kāśī-khaṇḍa, one who gives up his body at Maṇikarṇikā is liberated simply by re..."
- 18:2918:29, 16 April 2021 diff hist +3,485 N It is said that there is no better place than where the river Ganges flows, and the bathing ghat known as Manikarnika is especially sanctified because it is very dear to Lord Visvanatha Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"It is said that there is no better place than where the river Ganges flows, and the bathing ghat known as Maṇikarṇikā is..."
- 18:2418:24, 16 April 2021 diff hist +3,714 N According to some, Visvanatha is the great physician who cures the disease of material existence by delivering a person through the ear, which receives the vibration of the holy name of Lord Rama. Because of this, this holy place is called Manikarnika Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"According to some, Lord Viśvanātha is the great physician who cures the disease of material existence by delivering a person..."
- 18:0918:09, 16 April 2021 diff hist +2 Manikarnika is famous because, according to the opinion of great personalities, a bejeweled earring fell there from the ear of Lord Visnu. According to some, it fell from the ear of Lord Siva. The word mani means - jewel, and karnika means - from the ear No edit summary
- 18:0318:03, 16 April 2021 diff hist +3,370 N Manikarnika is famous because, according to the opinion of great personalities, a bejeweled earring fell there from the ear of Lord Visnu. According to some, it fell from the ear of Lord Siva. The word mani means - jewel, and karnika means - from the ear Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Maṇikarṇikā is famous because, according to the opinion of great personalities, a bejeweled earring fell there from the e..."
- 17:5617:56, 16 April 2021 diff hist +3,204 Kasi is another name for Varanasi (Benares). It has been a place of pilgrimage since time immemorial. Two rivers named Asih and Varuna merge there No edit summary current
- 17:1217:12, 16 April 2021 diff hist +1,535 N This (CC Madhya 17.80) is a quotation from the Bhavartha-dipika commentary on Srimad-Bhagavatam - SB 1.1.1 Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"This is a quotation from the Bhāvārtha-dīpikā commentary on Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Nirmal}} {{compl..."
- 16:4816:48, 16 April 2021 diff hist +3,099 N Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu Himself accepted invitations from sudra-mahajanas, and this confirms the fact that anyone initiated by a Vaisnava mantra can be accepted as a brahmana. One can accept an invitation from such a person Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu Himself accepted invitations from śūdra-mahājanas, and this confirms the fact that anyone initia..."
- 16:0816:08, 16 April 2021 diff hist +3,055 A Vaisnava will accept an invitation from a brahmana or sudra-mahajana if that person is an initiated Vaisnava No edit summary current
- 16:0516:05, 16 April 2021 diff hist +2,967 N A Mayavadi sannyasi will accept an invitation only from a brahmana family, but a Vaisnava does not accept an invitation from a brahmana if he does not belong to the Vaisnava sect Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"A Māyāvādī sannyāsī will accept an invitation only from a brāhmaṇa family, but a Vaiṣṇava does not accept an invi..." current
- 15:4315:43, 16 April 2021 diff hist +2,808 N This (the term sudra-mahajana) indicates that one who is born in a non-brahmana family has accepted the brahmana status by initiation. Such devotees extended invitations to Balabhadra Bhattacarya Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"This indicates that one who is born in a non-brāhmaṇa family has accepted the brāhmaṇa status by initiation. Such devote..."
- 15:0015:00, 16 April 2021 diff hist +3,094 N Actually a sannyasi or a brahmana will not accept an invitation extended by a person born in a lower family. However, there are many devotees who are raised to the platform of brahmana by their initiation. These people are called sudra-mahajana Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Actually a sannyāsī or a brāhmaṇa will not accept an invitation extended by a person born in a lower family. However, the..."
- 14:0214:02, 16 April 2021 diff hist +1,918 N Who can understand how His (Lord Caitanya's) potency is working all over the world Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Who can understand how His potency is working all over the world"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Nirmal}} {{complete|ALL}} {{first|20..." current
- 13:5613:56, 16 April 2021 diff hist +2,633 As evidence of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu's mercy, we are experiencing that the people of Africa are taking to Krsna consciousness, chanting and dancing and taking prasadam like other Vaisnavas. This is all due to the power of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu No edit summary current
- 13:4213:42, 16 April 2021 diff hist +1,948 N The word bhilla refers (in CC Madhya 17.53) to a class of men belonging to the Bheels. The Bheels are like Black Africans, and they are lower than sudras. Such people generally live in the jungle, and Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu had to meet them Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The word bhilla refers to a class of men belonging to the Bheels. The Bheels are like Black Africans, and they are lower than..." current
- 13:3013:30, 16 April 2021 diff hist +3,467 N If one hears about Him (Lord Caitanya) through books like Sri Caitanya-caritamrta and through the parampara system of pure Vaisnavas, there is no difficulty in becoming a pure Vaisnava, free from mundane desires and personal motivations Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"if one hears about Him through books like Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta and through the paramparā system of pure Vaiṣṇavas..." current
- 13:2613:26, 16 April 2021 diff hist −3 It is not that everyone is able to see Krsna or Sri Krsna Caitanya Mahaprabhu physically No edit summary current
- 13:2613:26, 16 April 2021 diff hist +2,948 N It is not that everyone is able to see Krsna or Sri Krsna Caitanya Mahaprabhu physically Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"It is not that everyone is able to see Kṛṣṇa or Śrī Kṛṣṇa Caitanya Mahāprabhu physically"}} {{notes|}} {{compil..."
- 13:2213:22, 16 April 2021 diff hist +3,677 Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu appeared five hundred years ago, but it cannot be said that now the potency of the Hare Krsna maha-mantra is less than it was in His presence. By hearing Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu through the parampara system, one can be purified No edit summary current
- 13:2013:20, 16 April 2021 diff hist −3 It is said that a pure devotee can see the Lord at every moment, and because of this he is empowered by the Lord. This is confirmed in the Brahma-samhita (BS 5.38): premanjana-cchurita-bhakti-vilocanena santah sadaiva hrdayesu vilokayanti No edit summary current
- 11:3111:31, 16 April 2021 diff hist +3,233 N It is said that a pure devotee can see the Lord at every moment, and because of this he is empowered by the Lord. This is confirmed in the Brahma-samhita (BS 5.38): premanjana-cchurita-bhakti-vilocanena santah sadaiva hrdayesu vilokayanti Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"It is said that a pure devotee can see the Lord at every moment, and because of this he is empowered by the Lord. This is conf..."
- 11:2011:20, 16 April 2021 diff hist +3,304 People throughout the world are becoming devotees. This is due to the ecstatic chanting of the holy name of the Lord. It is said that a pure devotee can see the Lord at every moment, and because of this he is empowered by the Lord No edit summary current
- 11:1411:14, 16 April 2021 diff hist +3,171 N People throughout the world are becoming devotees. This is due to the ecstatic chanting of the holy name of the Lord. It is said that a pure devotee can see the Lord at every moment, and because of this he is empowered by the Lord Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"This is due to the ecstatic chanting of the holy name of the Lord. It is said that a pure devotee can see the Lord at every mo..."
- 10:5510:55, 16 April 2021 diff hist +3,269 N Although Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu is not physically present now, simply by chanting His holy name (sri-krsna-caitanya prabhu-nityananda sri-advaita gadadhara srivasadi-gaura-bhakta-vrnda) people throughout the world are becoming devotees Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Although Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu is not physically present now, simply by chanting His holy name (śrī-kṛṣṇa-caitany..."
- 10:5010:50, 16 April 2021 diff hist +3,151 N Srila Rupa Gosvami has described Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu as maha-vadanya-avatara, the most munificent incarnation Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī has described Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu as mahā-vadānya-avatāra, the most munificent incarnation"}..."
- 10:3710:37, 16 April 2021 diff hist +3,328 When a pure devotee chants offenselessly, another person will become a Vaisnava, and from him another Vaisnava will emerge. This is the parampara system No edit summary current
- 10:3710:37, 16 April 2021 diff hist +2,915 N This potency (to purify hundreds and thousands of men by his vibration) is within every living being, provided he chants the Hare Krsna maha-mantra offenselessly and without material motives Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"This potency is within every living being, provided he chants the Hare Kṛṣṇa mahā-mantra offenselessly and without mate..."
- 10:2710:27, 16 April 2021 diff hist +2,981 N Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu is the Supreme Personality of Godhead, and no one can claim His potency. Nonetheless, if one is a pure devotee, hundreds and thousands of men can be purified by his vibration Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu is the Supreme Personality of Godhead, and no one can claim His potency. Nonetheless, if one is a p..." current
- 10:1310:13, 16 April 2021 diff hist +3,008 N First, the holy name is vibrated by Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu. When someone hears from Him directly, he is purified. When another person hears from that person, he also is purified. In this way the purification process is advanced among pure devotees Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"First, the holy name is vibrated by Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu. When someone hears from Him directly, he is purified. When ano..."
- 10:0510:05, 16 April 2021 diff hist −183 The transcendental potency of the Hare Krsna maha-mantra is herein (CC Madhya 17.48) explained No edit summary current
- 10:0110:01, 16 April 2021 diff hist +2,925 N The transcendental potency of the Hare Krsna maha-mantra is herein (CC Madhya 17.48) explained Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The transcendental potency of the Hare Kṛṣṇa mahā-mantra is herein explained. First, the holy name is vibrated by Śrī..."
- 09:5509:55, 16 April 2021 diff hist +1,905 N All these places (Atagada, Dhenkanala, Angula, Lahara, Kiyanjhada, Bamada, Bonai, Gangapura, Chota Nagapura, Yasapura and Saraguja), which are covered with mountains and jungles, are known as Jharikhanda Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"All these places, which are covered with mountains and jungles, are known as Jhārikhaṇḍa"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Nirmal}..." current
- 09:5009:50, 16 April 2021 diff hist +2,005 N The great forest of Jharikhanda is a great tract of land including Atagada, Dhenkanala, Angula, Lahara, Kiyanjhada, Bamada, Bonai, Gangapura, Chota Nagapura, Yasapura and Saraguja Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The great forest of Jhārikhaṇḍa is a great tract of land including Āṭagaḍa, Ḍheṅkānala, Āṅgula, Lāhārā, K..." current
- 09:4509:45, 16 April 2021 diff hist +2,523 N One should not be disturbed by the loud chanting of Hare Krsna, for it is beneficial not only to the chanter but to everyone who gets an opportunity to hear Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"One should therefore not be disturbed by the loud chanting of Hare Kṛṣṇa, for it is beneficial not only to the chanter b..." current
- 09:3709:37, 16 April 2021 diff hist +2,864 N Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu once asked Haridasa Thakura how trees and plants could be delivered, and Haridasa Thakura replied that the loud chanting of the Hare Krsna maha-mantra would benefit not only trees and plants but insects and all other living beings Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu once asked Haridāsa Ṭhākura how trees and plants could be delivered, and Haridāsa Ṭhākura r..." current
- 09:3309:33, 16 April 2021 diff hist +2,619 N The loud chanting of the Hare Krsna mantra is so powerful that it can even penetrate the ears of trees and creepers, what to speak of those of animals and human beings Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The loud chanting of the Hare Kṛṣṇa mantra is so powerful that it can even penetrate the ears of trees and creepers, wha..."
- 09:2509:25, 16 April 2021 diff hist +2,398 N When he saw that Krsna was still busy with His cowherd boyfriends and animals and was not disturbed (after stealing the cowherd boys and calves from Krsna), Lord Brahma appreciated the transcendental opulence of Vrndavana Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"When he saw that Kṛṣṇa was still busy with His cowherd boyfriends and animals and was not disturbed, Lord Brahmā apprec..."
- 09:1809:18, 16 April 2021 diff hist +2,374 N This is a statement from Srimad-Bhagavatam (SB 10.13.60). After stealing the cowherd boys and calves of Sri Krsna, Lord Brahma kept them asleep and hid them. After a moment, Brahma returned to see Krsna’s condition Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"This is a statement from Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam"|"After stealing the cowherd boys and calves of Śrī Kṛṣṇa, Lord Brahmā..."
- 09:1209:12, 16 April 2021 diff hist −12 This (CC Madhya 17.36) is a verse from Srimad-Bhagavatam (SB 10.21.11) spoken by the gopis of Vrndavana No edit summary
- 09:1109:11, 16 April 2021 diff hist +1,517 N This (CC Madhya 17.36) is a verse from Srimad-Bhagavatam (SB 10.21.11) spoken by the gopis of Vrndavana Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"This is a verse from Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (SB 10.21.11) spoken by the gopīs of Vṛndāvana"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Nirmal}}..."
- 09:0009:00, 16 April 2021 diff hist +4,801 N On this (maha-bhagavata) platform there is no question of envy. When the Lord was passing through the forest, He (Lord Caitanya) was in ecstasy, thinking the forest to be Vrndavana. He was simply searching for Krsna Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"On this platform there is no question of envy. When the Lord was passing through the forest, He was in ecstasy, thinking the f..." current
- 08:4608:46, 16 April 2021 diff hist +4,890 N The maha-bhagavata’s heart is completely freed from material contamination, and he can become very dear even to fierce animals like tigers and elephants. Indeed, the maha-bhagavata treats them as his very intimate friends Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The mahā-bhāgavata’s heart is completely freed from material contamination, and he can become very dear even to fierce ani..."
15 April 2021
- 18:1018:10, 15 April 2021 diff hist +4,583 N Our best efforts should be exerted in trying to follow them (maha-bhagavatas and Lord Caitanya) according to our ability Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Our best efforts should be exerted in trying to follow them according to our ability"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Nirmal}} {{compl..." current